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产后 (chǎn hòu) — postnatal, postpartum (attributive, relating to the period after childbirth)

Definition

adjective
postnatalpostpartum (attributive, relating to the period after childbirth)

Examples

  • 产后。
    chǎn hòu Huī fù xū yào tè bié zhù yì yíng yǎng hé xiū xi.
    Postnatal recovery requires special attention to nutrition and rest.
  • 产后。
    Tā zhèng zài jiē shòu chǎn hòu hù lǐ xùn liàn.
    She is receiving training in postpartum care.
  • 产后。
    chǎn hòu Yì yù zhèng shì cháng jiàn de xīn lǐ wèn tí zhī yī.
    Postpartum depression is one of the common psychological issues.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

产chǎnchildbirth
后hòuafter

产 (childbirth) and 后 (after) combine to mean the period following birth.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 產; 产 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
生生shēngto be born
Sound part声符shēngfú
彥
彥yàn產chǎn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 產 pairs 生, "to be born," with 彥 as a sound part; the simplified 产 is a shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 後; 后 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 後 showed 夊 (foot) bound by 幺 (thread), a foot caught by a rope and lagging behind; the simplified 后 is a later abbreviation, and 后 also has a different meaning.

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